How
to configure a Planet Print Server FPS-5P-D with a Brother HL-1030
Laser printer under Linux SuSE 9.0

Steps

Configure Planet Print Server
FPS-5P-D

Configure Linux SuSE 9.0

Configure Planet Print Server FPS-5P-D

As root from any system in the LAN
type:

$
arp -s <ip_address> <mac_address>

$
arp -s 192.168.0.105 00:40:01:23:DF:0F

The
IP address you have to choose out of your
LAN address range (e.g. 192.168.0.105 out
of 192.168.0.1 – 192.168.0.254 with net mask
255.255.255.0). You can test if the IP address is already used with
e.g.

$
ping -b 192.168.0.255

The
MAC address is written on the back side of your print server (e.g.
00400123DF0F -> 00:40:01:23:DF:0F)

Check you arp table for the
appropriate result with:

$
arp -v

Check for the print server with:

$
ping <ip_address>

$
ping 192.168.0.105

Download the print server
configuration file:

$ tftp
<ip_address>

tftp>
get config.txt

tftp>
quit

Change with your favorite editor the line
“05 BoxIPAddress” in the config.txt file. It looks like
this:

01
BoxName : 1P_PrintServ23DF0F

02
BoxVersion : 6.08 (fixed)

03
BoxNodeID : 00-40-01-23-DF-0F (fixed)

04
DHCP/BOOTP : OFF

05
BoxIPAddress : 192.168.0.105

06
Gateway : 0.0.0.0

07
SubnetMask : 0.0.0.0

08
NetWare : Disable

09
PrinterMode : Fast (Fast, Normal, Slow)

10
Printer1Name : lp1 (fixed)

Upload the modified configuration
file back to the print server:

$
tftp <ip_address>

tftp>
put config.txt

tftp>
quit

Switch off and on printer server
for testing if new configuration works. Then again:

$
ping <ip_address>

Configure Linux SuSE 9.0

Choose System/YaST from your SuSE
Linux Menu

Enter root password

Choose
Hardware --> Printer

Click on
“Change...” button for “Already installed printers
and queues:”

Add a new Printer for CUPS

Choose
“Print via LPD-Style Network Server”

Enter IP of print server (e.g.
192.168.0.105) and a remote queue name (lookup seems not to find the
print server).